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Nika Shakhnazarova

Christine McGuinness 'anxious' as her kids go back to school after 'regressing' in lockdown

Christine McGuinness has revealed her kids have now gone back to school after two months of homeschooling.

The reality TV star, 32, admitted she had mixed feelings about sending the children back to school, but insisted she's "very proud".

In a post on Instagram, she wrote: "Mums famous quote 'I'm fine'.

"It's a mixture of emotions the children visiting school is some normality but it's also so different. I feel happy, sad, anxious, excited!

"But ultimately... I'm a very proud mummy! My little trio have been total superstars."

Christine - who is married to TV presenter Paddy - also opened up about the challenges mums face and admitted she's trying to plan a post-lockdown holiday to give herself something to look forward too.

Christine says she sometimes struggles to balance her time with friends to time at home with her kids (Instagram)

Referencing her last appearance on the real Housewives of Cheshire, she wrote: "I have been inundated with lovely messages about Mondays show, overwhelming really.

"Thank you especially to my mummy’s who totally get me ‘Mum guilt’ is real but we have to have fun sometimes and I love my time out with friends.

"Although I’m trying to get the right balance between home/work/play.. I do find it hard to switch off from home I will be having a ‘guilt free’ holiday after lockdown, I need mega fun in the sun, who’s coming?"

Christine has three kids with husband Paddy (Christine McGuinness)

Christine recently admitted that her kids have "regressed" during the ongoing lockdown.

Christine and husband Paddy share Leo and Penelope, six, and Felicity, four, all of whom have autism.

Doting mum Christine has previously told of the struggles lockdown has presented, and has now urged the public to have a greater awareness of autism as her kids are afraid to even go into the family garden.

Christine first met Paddy when she was 19 (WireImage)

Sharing a snap of one of her kids playing on a mini castle in their back garden, Christine wrote: "Ok so I wanted to caption this image something fun like 'P.E. done'...but the truth is this is a bitter sweet moment.

"Bitter because we have had this mini castle for months and our children have regressed so much personally, emotionally they're filled with fear and anxiety about going outside, even in your own garden, they haven't actually played on it yet."

Christine said she's planning a 'guilt-free' holiday for herself after lockdown (Instagram)

She added: "#Autism #AutismAwareness. Sweet because finally one of them tried, this was the only moment, it lasted 1-2 minutes.

"But I'll take the positives one step at a time, well done baby!"

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